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ERCOT plans to test emergency notification system tonight

Starting at 7 p.m., notifications will be sent to ERCOT's Twitter, mobile app and website.

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HOUSTON — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, plans to test its emergency system tonight to prepare for summer.

Starting at 7 p.m., notifications will be sent to:

ERCOT Twitter
ERCOT mobile app
ERCOT EmergencyAlerts e-mail distribution list
ERCOT.com home page
Operation Messages and Public Notices on ERCOT.com

RELATED: ERCOT details 3 scenarios that could leave Texans without power this summer

ERCOT says during a potential grid event, it uses the emergency system to send messages through these channels directly from the control room. For more information on the test, click here.

ERCOT to test emergency notification system this evening: https://t.co/6ecdACqwEr pic.twitter.com/gxczluXJIF
— ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) May 26, 2021

ERCOT was criticized for the February winter storm after initially saying that ‘rotating outages’ were expected. Instead, million of people in Texas went without power for days with temperatures below zero.